[Asterisk-biz] RE: Public HARDWARE Provisioning service

[Paul]

Silly NDA's is a problem I see.

You can overcome security issues in many ways. For example you could
generate a perl script that becomes a one-use tftp server. It would
prompt for things like username/secret or even read them from a local
file. This type of thing works well as long as the hardware
manufacturers and service providers don't start bullying you about
disclosing proprietary information. I disagree with them inn most cases
and doubt they have legal frounds, but free projects don't have money
for lawyers.

Alex Pui wrote:

>Also I am skeptical why such service will be free, a free open-source
>contribution is much easier to understand then a free service. Free service
>is a " long-lasting" commitment that nobody in the open source community
>will afford to offer.
>
>Alex
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bjorn Asmul
>Sent: November 14, 2005 4:53 PM
>To: rehan at supertec.com; Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] RE: Public HARDWARE Provisioning service
>
>Even though such services would be very useful for a user, I still
>question the security (and even the moral background) around it.
>Especially if service providers will offer this.
>It will open a whole can of worms with regards to storing sensitive data
>from competing providers.
>Essentially this would allow a provider of such service to store user
>credentials from other/competing service providers.
>I think these kind of services will pretty quick end up in most
>providers "Terms of Service" as a no-no.
>...unfortunately.
>
>The option, of course, is to have a written contract between the
>different providers, and limit the tool to only those providers.
>
>-- Bjorn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Rehan Ahmed
>AllahWala - Super Technologies I
>Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:33 PM
>To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] RE: Public HARDWARE Provisioning service
>
>This is what i was seeking, i don't think it exisit out there.
>
>So we will go ahead and make it.
>
>http://www.ubob.org ( May not resolve for some, try later)
>
>IT DOES NOT WORK AT THIS TIME, i just layed down the frame work and
>process in the last hour.
>
>However it should work in a few days.
>
>You are welcome to send suggestions on it.
>
>Rehan
>
>
> 
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>>Message: 4
>>Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:50:58 +0500
>>From: "Rehan Ahmed AllahWala - Super Technologies I"
>>	<rehan at supertec.com>
>>Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Public HARDWARE Provisioning service
>>To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
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>>Dear All,
>>
>>Is anywhere aware of a Public HARDWARE Provisioning service.
>>
>>A web site where a user can enter his device information ie
>>
>>SIP server name, user name and password and then point that device to 
>>this web site and it gets provisioned ?
>>    
>>
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